Ever since Arcade Fire captured the imagination of all eager music lovers with their magisterial debut, Funeral, Canada has found itself as the country of choice for music artists who break new ground and capture the public’s imagination. The likes of New Pornographers, The Dears, Broken Social Scene, Feist, A Silver Mt. Zion and Rufus Wainwright all made music so very rightly revered and brought the expulsion of the demons brought about by Bryan Adam’s hollow strums and Celine Dion’s various abominations.
But with the release of the convoluted pretention that is Neon Bible, and the comeback of Nickelback to bore the masses once again, Canadian music has lost its way somewhat and it’s no longer the prime country to turn to when it comes to music that matters. (more…)
